Give Yourself A Gift -- of Further Education: Combine Nursing and the Law

While you're going shopping for holiday gifts, give yourself a present. You deserve something, too. What is it? The gift of further education that will open doors previously closed. Any nurse can get certified in two days to be a Professional Legal Nurse Consultant (PLNC).

Over one weekend, Saturday & Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., you will get the education you need to be a PLNC. (If you're already a PLNC, refer a friend and you will get a present too - $100 off any Jurex product or service with no expiration date.)

Back to you, in two days you will get 15 accredited contact hours and a one year profile listing on the Jurex Expert Directory where attorneys can find you. You will also get a beautiful PLNC certificate that is frameable. Go to www.jurexnurse.com to find out more.

There are four formats to obtain your PLNC certification:

• Live
• Video
• Audio
• E-Course

Spring 2011 PLNC Live Certification Courses:
Atlanta, GA: March 26 & 27
Nashville, TN: April 9 & 10
Cincinnati, OH: April 30 & May 1
Chicago, IL: June 4 & 5

Register NOW and save $50 on any PLNC Live Course!
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Remember, this gift of education is for you. Happy Holidays from us at Jurex.

Reduce Your Nursing Liability: Ten Ways To Avoid Getting Sued

As a special way of helping you reduce your nursing liability exposure, during this Thanksgiving season we have discounted our newest book Ten Ways To Avoid Getting Sued: What Every Nurse Needs To Know. (Reg. $9.95 now $7.95 until Thanksgiving only. Use coupon code: Thanksgiving 2010). A must-read short book. Only 47 pages.

Here are three bullet points excerpted from Ten Ways To Avoid Getting Sued: What Every Nurse Needs To Know book:

1. Be Nice To All Patients: First and foremost remember this: Patients who like you tend not to sue you. This means to be nice to the patients, even if you don't like them. It is, after all, up to the patient to decide whether or not to sue you.

2. Leave A Paper Trail: One of the most vital components of good nursing care is proper documentation. This practice of thoroughly and completely recoding each interaction with your patients is made even more important when you consider the possibility of legal action against you.

3. Follow The Standard of Care: As a nurse, you know that knowing and following the prescribed standard of care is essential to being a good and safe health care provider. But additionally, following the rules, regulations and guidelines set forth will help reduce the likelihood of getting sued.

This book makes a wonderful gift for any nurse. Take advantage of the ten tools contained in the book and be sure to help other nurses during this time of Thanksgiving.

Brush Up On Your Testifying Skills - Earn Even More Money

A great way to earn even more money as a Professional Legal Nurse Consultant is to testify in cases. True enough, there are lots of cases to review, but testifying can open up more doors for you. Not only do you broaden your horizons, you can earn even more by testifying. Consider the following when deciding whether or not to try your hand at testifying:

1. Time factor. Do you have the time to prepare to testify? Then, do you have the time to actually testify? Money aside, you'll need several hours to prepare to testify and several more to give your deposition testimony. Since more cases settle than ever go to trial, the chances of actually testifying in court are small.

2. Credibility. You can enhance your credibility by testifying. You will draw upon your nursing skills and combine it with your legal knowledge. It's a perfect blend. You might even get more clients from giving a deposition. Remember, others could be in attendance at your deposition.

Then, of course, is the money. You can earn more by testifying, significantly more.

Get Your Career in Gear

Now's the time to do something for yourself. Get your nursing career in gear by getting certified as a Professional Legal Nurse Consultant. First thing is first - get PLNC certified. Next, post your Profile Listing on the Jurex Expert Directory. Then, focus on all the beautiful PLNC services you can provide.

First: Get your Professional Legal Nurse Consultant (PLNC) certification one of four ways: Live Course, Video Course, Audio Course or E-Course.

Second: Go to www.jurexnurse.com and click on "Expert Directory" and scroll to "Nurse Login". Create your username and password and then simply complete the fields provided. Download a photograph of yourself, include your resume and, there you go, you're ready.

Third: Think of all the PLNC services you can easily provide. No sense recreating the wheel. Think of about these, for example: Review medical records, interpret medical records, assist in preparation of witnesses, deposition and/or trial preparation of witnesses, consider testifying in cases. The list goes on and on.

It's easy as 1-2-3. Now, take the first step.

Legal Nurse Consultants Need Business Cards

No matter whether you are a new or existing Professional Legal Nurse Consultant, you could benefit from a business card. Not just any business card, but a well-designed one. What makes your business card stand out from the others?

1. The format on the front side of the card. The number one problem with business cards is there's too much stuff on them. Keep it clean and simple. But, by all means, use color. Black and white business cards are a thing of the past. Just concentrate on not putting too much clutter on the front.

2. Your contact info is key. List your name with credentials and company name, all telephone numbers where you can be reached, address but you may want to only list your city and state for identify theft concerns, email address and website address if you have one. Company logo is optional, but you might want some kind of subtitle to let the reader know the type of company.

3. Use the reverse side of the card. Attorneys are more likely to keep your business card if you put something on the back that's noteworthy. How about a bulleted list of your nurse expert witness services? Give the card reader a reason to keep your card.

Readers usually expect your business card to be horizontal. While the vertical format is interesting, stick with the norm on this one.

Need help designing your business card? Get the Jurex Marketing Pack.

Start Marketing Your Nursing Skills Now - Include Your Legal Knowledge, Too!

You got certified as a Professional Legal Nurse Consultant (PLNC), now it's time to get going and start reviewing medical-legal cases. You can do it, but where do you start? Use these three steps below to get going:

1. Be sure to create your profile listing on the Jurex Expert Directory. Simply login and create your profile listing. Feel free to upload a photograph of you or your resume. It's easy.

2. Promise yourself you'll send out "X" amount of emails to attorneys. Start small and add more email addresses as you get them. Even if you send out only ten emails, that's ten more than you did yesterday.

3. In your emails to attorneys, be sure you include a very brief description of the services you can provide. Bullet point it. No one has time, nor the desire, to read long paragraphs anymore.

Start now. There's no time like the present.

Easy Ways To Locate Other Medical Expert Witnesses

You're reviewing the medical records in a case as a Professional Legal Nurse Consultant (PLNC) and your attorney asks if you know if a physician expert witness. How do you find a physician expert witness? Simple - go to www.jurexdoctor.com. Here are some things to consider:

Get paid for your referral. Remember, there's no such thing as a free lunch. If you provide the name of a physician who serves as a medical expert witness, you should be paid a referral fee.

What is the amount of your referral fee? Depends upon the market, but you're generally looking anywhere from $250 - $1000. The case could not go forward without the medical expert witness, so what you bring to the table is absolutely essential.

When do you get paid? You should seek your referral fee as soon as possible. Send an invoice for the amount of the referral fee to the attorney. Attorneys are used to paying for this service. Your referral fee should not be contingent upon the ultimate outcome in the case. Remember your ethics and it should serve you in good stead.

Providing other medical expert witnesses is another service you, as a PLNC, can provide. This could be a valuable source of income for you and win-win for both you and the attorney.

Marketing Your PLNC Business Online

There are so many outlets to market your Professional Legal Nurse Consultant (PLNC) business online. Where do you start? Pick three tools and start using them.

1. Twitter: Easy to sign-up and get started immediately. But wait, you need a name so people can follow you. Use your company name, if it's easy to remember, or your name. Then, proceed to post relevant, useful tweets that are 140 characters or less. You must make your posts useful or people will stop following you.

2. Jurex Expert Directory: In today's environment, you need to be accessible via internet. Be sure you've created a profile in the Jurex Expert Directory so attorneys can find you. It's FREE with your PLNC certification and FREE with your PLNC certification renewal. Add your photo, download your resume and add your comments.

3. LinkedIn: Why not get on LinkedIn and start connecting and reconnecting with others? It's amazing how many people you can actually reach this way.

While there are lots of ways to reach people, start with just three. Dedicate even just a little time to these and watch your PLNC blossom.